Spiritual Life                

Chapel
Sacred Heart Chapel is the place of liturgical worship for the students of All Saints School. In it liturgies and paralitugies are celebrated commemorating the holydays or other significant feasts throughout the church year.

Choir
The students of grades 4-5-6 are invited to participate in the All Saints School choir. A few seventh grade students choose to remain in choir if their schedules permit. Choir meets for practice once a week - Wednesday from 1:20 to 2:00. The choir participates in all liturgies and paraliturgies held throughout the school year. This year there are 52 students participating in choir. Sr. Veronica is the choir director.

Liturgies/Paraliturgies
Liturgy is the communal, public official prayer of the church. The term describes the participation of the faithful in the work of God.

A paraliturgy is a formal prayer service. It is the events or services which are commonly celebrated in the church but are not in the Sacramentary.

Priests
All Saints School is blessed to have the priests from St. John Vianney visit the school each week. They also officiate at our liturgies and paraliturgies. Father Tom Johns, our pastor, visits the second and fourth graders. They enjoy his stories. Father Robert Kline continues to teach fifth grade. Father has a knack for getting them thinking about and discussing their faith. The children in third and sixth grade respond to Father John Retar's gentle manner and look forward to his visits. Father also visits the Kindergarten where they always ask him their favorite question, "How old are you?" The eighth graders are amazed by Father Jarod Orndorff's knowledge of church history. He also tells the first graders stories about the saints. The children continue to pray for our priests and thank God for sending such wonderful men to serve our parish and school.

Sister Veronica
Sister Veronica is the Religion and Liturgy coordinator for All Saints School. She also teaches grades 1 through 5 once a week. The students learn liturgical vocabulary, Bible study and are prepared for feasts in the liturgical year. Sister is the Jr. High Religion teacher. She meets with them daily. Sister Veronica also serves as the school's choir director.

Retreat Day
This year All Saints School participate in a retreat Day. Mrs. Mary Lou Beers, Brother Mario, Mr. Pat Spicer, and Miss Stephanie Skrout spoke to the students about the different vocations. The students also made keychains, blankets, and pictures to reinforce what they learned. This day culminate with a mass in Sacred Heart Chapel.

Updated 03.25.10